diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 87cccc0..c939ba5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup dotnet
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
       with:
-        dotnet-version: '3.1.301' # SDK Version to use.
+        dotnet-version: 5.0.100
 
     - name: Build
       shell: bash
@@ -55,10 +55,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Setup dotnet
+      - name: Setup dotnet 3.1.402
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 3.1.301
+          dotnet-version: 3.1.402
+
+      - name: Setup dotnet 5.0.100
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 5.0.100
 
       - name: Integration Tests
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
index abe1a91..da9e941 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup dotnet
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
       with:
-        dotnet-version: '3.1.301' # SDK Version to use.
+        dotnet-version: 5.0.100
 
     - name: Publish
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 4b9f6b4..8adfa0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup dotnet
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
       with:
-        dotnet-version: '3.1.301' # SDK Version to use.
+        dotnet-version: 5.0.100
 
     - name: Build
       shell: bash
@@ -64,10 +64,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Setup dotnet
+      - name: Setup dotnet 3.1.402
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 3.1.301
+          dotnet-version: 3.1.402
+
+      - name: Setup dotnet 5.0.100
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 5.0.100
 
       - name: Build
         shell: bash
@@ -90,10 +95,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Setup dotnet
+      - name: Setup dotnet 3.1.402
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
         with:
-          dotnet-version: 3.1.301
+          dotnet-version: 3.1.402
+
+      - name: Setup dotnet 5.0.100
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 5.0.100
 
       - name: Publish
         shell: bash
diff --git a/docs/Docs.csproj b/docs/Docs.csproj
index 088a316..b398bd3 100644
--- a/docs/Docs.csproj
+++ b/docs/Docs.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <RunWorkingDirectory>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)</RunWorkingDirectory>
     <DefaultItemExcludes>$(DefaultItemExcludes);output\**;.gitignore</DefaultItemExcludes>
     <MinVerSkip Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">true</MinVerSkip>
diff --git a/dotnet-tools.json b/dotnet-tools.json
index b1854bc..57b0606 100644
--- a/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "cake.tool": {
-      "version": "0.38.4",
+      "version": "1.0.0-rc0001",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-cake"
       ]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "dotnet-example": {
-      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "version": "1.1.0",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-example"
       ]
diff --git a/examples/Borders/Borders.csproj b/examples/Borders/Borders.csproj
index a0950b5..492bbd5 100644
--- a/examples/Borders/Borders.csproj
+++ b/examples/Borders/Borders.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Borders</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates the different kind of borders.</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Calendars/Calendars.csproj b/examples/Calendars/Calendars.csproj
index fbc20a6..116dfa2 100644
--- a/examples/Calendars/Calendars.csproj
+++ b/examples/Calendars/Calendars.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Calendars</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates how to render calendars.</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Colors/Colors.csproj b/examples/Colors/Colors.csproj
index 4d5a1c5..55ab209 100644
--- a/examples/Colors/Colors.csproj
+++ b/examples/Colors/Colors.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Colors</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates how to use [yellow]c[/][red]o[/][green]l[/][blue]o[/][aqua]r[/][lime]s[/] in the console.</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Columns/Columns.csproj b/examples/Columns/Columns.csproj
index 3232517..efbe910 100644
--- a/examples/Columns/Columns.csproj
+++ b/examples/Columns/Columns.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Columns</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates how to render data into columns.</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Cursor/Cursor.csproj b/examples/Cursor/Cursor.csproj
index 1c06842..721c41b 100644
--- a/examples/Cursor/Cursor.csproj
+++ b/examples/Cursor/Cursor.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Cursor</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates how to move the cursor.</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Emojis/Emojis.csproj b/examples/Emojis/Emojis.csproj
index 56d9359..7fa39a9 100644
--- a/examples/Emojis/Emojis.csproj
+++ b/examples/Emojis/Emojis.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Emojis</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates how to render emojis.</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Exceptions/Exceptions.csproj b/examples/Exceptions/Exceptions.csproj
index 19d600a..7ff8afa 100644
--- a/examples/Exceptions/Exceptions.csproj
+++ b/examples/Exceptions/Exceptions.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Exceptions</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates how to render formatted exceptions.</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Grids/Grids.csproj b/examples/Grids/Grids.csproj
index eb186e2..914a1de 100644
--- a/examples/Grids/Grids.csproj
+++ b/examples/Grids/Grids.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Grids</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates how to render grids in a console.</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Info/Info.csproj b/examples/Info/Info.csproj
index c481f99..bde96a4 100644
--- a/examples/Info/Info.csproj
+++ b/examples/Info/Info.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Info</Title>
     <Description>Displays the capabilities of the current console.</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Links/Links.csproj b/examples/Links/Links.csproj
index 20480bb..3b91568 100644
--- a/examples/Links/Links.csproj
+++ b/examples/Links/Links.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Links</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates how to render links in a console.</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Panels/Panels.csproj b/examples/Panels/Panels.csproj
index 125afa8..21abf28 100644
--- a/examples/Panels/Panels.csproj
+++ b/examples/Panels/Panels.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Panels</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates how to render items in panels.</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Rules/Rules.csproj b/examples/Rules/Rules.csproj
index b07b72c..9522281 100644
--- a/examples/Rules/Rules.csproj
+++ b/examples/Rules/Rules.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Rules</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates how to render horizontal rules (lines).</Description>
diff --git a/examples/Tables/Tables.csproj b/examples/Tables/Tables.csproj
index 3b4c13e..287b416 100644
--- a/examples/Tables/Tables.csproj
+++ b/examples/Tables/Tables.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Title>Tables</Title>
     <Description>Demonstrates how to render tables in a console.</Description>
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 54ed6bc..edc20ab 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "projects": [ "src" ],
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "3.1.301",
+    "version": "5.0.100",
     "rollForward": "latestPatch"
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Spectre.Console.Tests.csproj b/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Spectre.Console.Tests.csproj
index ee1aa9b..5c43420 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Spectre.Console.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console.Tests/Spectre.Console.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net5.0;netcoreapp3.1</TargetFrameworks>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/DayOfWeekExtensions.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/DayOfWeekExtensions.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/DayOfWeekExtensions.cs
rename to src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/DayOfWeekExtensions.cs
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
rename to src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/EnumerableExtensions.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/EnumerableExtensions.cs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/EnumerableExtensions.cs
rename to src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/EnumerableExtensions.cs
index c1028a8..3172af7 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/EnumerableExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/EnumerableExtensions.cs
@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Internal
             return source.Select((value, index) => func(value, index));
         }
 
+#if !NET5_0
         public static IEnumerable<(TFirst First, TSecond Second)> Zip<TFirst, TSecond>(
             this IEnumerable<TFirst> source, IEnumerable<TSecond> first)
         {
             return source.Zip(first, (first, second) => (first, second));
         }
+#endif
 
         public static IEnumerable<(TFirst First, TSecond Second, TThird Third)> Zip<TFirst, TSecond, TThird>(
             this IEnumerable<TFirst> first, IEnumerable<TSecond> second, IEnumerable<TThird> third)
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
index 99567b3..e17649a 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Spectre.Console.Internal;
+using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
+
 namespace Spectre.Console
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -5,6 +13,11 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
     /// </summary>
     public static class StringExtensions
     {
+        // Cache whether or not internally normalized line endings
+        // already are normalized. No reason to do yet another replace if it is.
+        private static readonly bool _alreadyNormalized
+            = Environment.NewLine.Equals("\n", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Escapes text so that it won’t be interpreted as markup.
         /// </summary>
@@ -18,8 +31,137 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
             }
 
             return text
-                .Replace("[", "[[")
-                .Replace("]", "]]");
+                .ReplaceExact("[", "[[")
+                .ReplaceExact("]", "]]");
+        }
+
+        internal static int CellLength(this string text, RenderContext context)
+        {
+            if (context is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+            }
+
+            return Cell.GetCellLength(context, text);
+        }
+
+        internal static string Capitalize(this string text, CultureInfo? culture = null)
+        {
+            if (text == null)
+            {
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+
+            culture ??= CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
+
+            if (text.Length > 0 && char.IsLower(text[0]))
+            {
+                text = string.Format(culture, "{0}{1}", char.ToUpper(text[0], culture), text.Substring(1));
+            }
+
+            return text;
+        }
+
+        internal static string NormalizeLineEndings(this string? text, bool native = false)
+        {
+            text = text?.ReplaceExact("\r\n", "\n");
+            text = text?.ReplaceExact("\r", string.Empty);
+            text ??= string.Empty;
+
+            if (native && !_alreadyNormalized)
+            {
+                text = text.ReplaceExact("\n", Environment.NewLine);
+            }
+
+            return text;
+        }
+
+        internal static string[] SplitLines(this string text)
+        {
+            var result = text?.NormalizeLineEndings()?.Split(new[] { '\n' }, StringSplitOptions.None);
+            return result ?? Array.Empty<string>();
+        }
+
+        internal static string[] SplitWords(this string word, StringSplitOptions options = StringSplitOptions.None)
+        {
+            var result = new List<string>();
+
+            static string Read(StringBuffer reader, Func<char, bool> criteria)
+            {
+                var buffer = new StringBuilder();
+                while (!reader.Eof)
+                {
+                    var current = reader.Peek();
+                    if (!criteria(current))
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    buffer.Append(reader.Read());
+                }
+
+                return buffer.ToString();
+            }
+
+            using (var reader = new StringBuffer(word))
+            {
+                while (!reader.Eof)
+                {
+                    var current = reader.Peek();
+                    if (char.IsWhiteSpace(current))
+                    {
+                        var x = Read(reader, c => char.IsWhiteSpace(c));
+                        if (options != StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
+                        {
+                            result.Add(x);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        result.Add(Read(reader, c => !char.IsWhiteSpace(c)));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return result.ToArray();
+        }
+
+        internal static string Repeat(this string text, int count)
+        {
+            if (text is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(text));
+            }
+
+            if (count <= 0)
+            {
+                return string.Empty;
+            }
+
+            if (count == 1)
+            {
+                return text;
+            }
+
+            return string.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(text, count));
+        }
+
+        internal static string ReplaceExact(this string text, string oldValue, string? newValue)
+        {
+#if NET5_0
+            return text.Replace(oldValue, newValue, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+#else
+            return text.Replace(oldValue, newValue);
+#endif
+        }
+
+        internal static bool ContainsExact(this string text, string value)
+        {
+#if NET5_0
+            return text.Contains(value, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+#else
+            return text.Contains(value);
+#endif
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StyleExtensions.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StyleExtensions.cs
index 99b8c57..b61ffca 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StyleExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/StyleExtensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Spectre.Console
 {
@@ -87,5 +88,26 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
                 decoration: style.Decoration,
                 link: link);
         }
+
+        internal static Style Combine(this Style style, IEnumerable<Style> source)
+        {
+            if (style is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(style));
+            }
+
+            if (source is null)
+            {
+                return style;
+            }
+
+            var current = style;
+            foreach (var item in source)
+            {
+                current = current.Combine(item);
+            }
+
+            return current;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/TextWriterExtensions.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/TextWriterExtensions.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/TextWriterExtensions.cs
rename to src/Spectre.Console/Extensions/TextWriterExtensions.cs
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/ExceptionParser.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/ExceptionParser.cs
index bf2e0fd..394e208 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/ExceptionParser.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/ExceptionParser.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Internal
             }
 
             var line = lines.Dequeue();
-            line = line.Replace(" ---> ", string.Empty);
+            line = line.ReplaceExact(" ---> ", string.Empty);
 
             var match = _messageRegex.Match(line);
             if (!match.Success)
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 28e9b43..0000000
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
-
-namespace Spectre.Console.Internal
-{
-    internal static class StringExtensions
-    {
-        // Cache whether or not internally normalized line endings
-        // already are normalized. No reason to do yet another replace if it is.
-        private static readonly bool _alreadyNormalized
-            = Environment.NewLine.Equals("\n", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-
-        public static int CellLength(this string text, RenderContext context)
-        {
-            if (context is null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
-            }
-
-            return Cell.GetCellLength(context, text);
-        }
-
-        public static string Capitalize(this string text, CultureInfo? culture = null)
-        {
-            if (text == null)
-            {
-                return string.Empty;
-            }
-
-            culture ??= CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
-
-            if (text.Length > 0 && char.IsLower(text[0]))
-            {
-                text = string.Format(culture, "{0}{1}", char.ToUpper(text[0], culture), text.Substring(1));
-            }
-
-            return text;
-        }
-
-        public static string NormalizeLineEndings(this string text, bool native = false)
-        {
-            text ??= string.Empty;
-
-            var normalized = text?.Replace("\r\n", "\n")?.Replace("\r", string.Empty) ?? string.Empty;
-            if (native && !_alreadyNormalized)
-            {
-                normalized = normalized.Replace("\n", Environment.NewLine);
-            }
-
-            return normalized;
-        }
-
-        public static string[] SplitLines(this string text)
-        {
-            var result = text?.NormalizeLineEndings()?.Split(new[] { '\n' }, StringSplitOptions.None);
-            return result ?? Array.Empty<string>();
-        }
-
-        public static string[] SplitWords(this string word, StringSplitOptions options = StringSplitOptions.None)
-        {
-            var result = new List<string>();
-
-            static string Read(StringBuffer reader, Func<char, bool> criteria)
-            {
-                var buffer = new StringBuilder();
-                while (!reader.Eof)
-                {
-                    var current = reader.Peek();
-                    if (!criteria(current))
-                    {
-                        break;
-                    }
-
-                    buffer.Append(reader.Read());
-                }
-
-                return buffer.ToString();
-            }
-
-            using (var reader = new StringBuffer(word))
-            {
-                while (!reader.Eof)
-                {
-                    var current = reader.Peek();
-                    if (char.IsWhiteSpace(current))
-                    {
-                        var x = Read(reader, c => char.IsWhiteSpace(c));
-                        if (options != StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
-                        {
-                            result.Add(x);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        result.Add(Read(reader, c => !char.IsWhiteSpace(c)));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            return result.ToArray();
-        }
-
-        public static string Repeat(this string text, int count)
-        {
-            if (text is null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(text));
-            }
-
-            if (count <= 0)
-            {
-                return string.Empty;
-            }
-
-            if (count == 1)
-            {
-                return text;
-            }
-
-            return string.Concat(Enumerable.Repeat(text, count));
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/StyleExtensions.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/StyleExtensions.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b09e4a..0000000
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Extensions/StyleExtensions.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-
-namespace Spectre.Console.Internal
-{
-    internal static class StyleExtensions
-    {
-        public static Style Combine(this Style style, IEnumerable<Style> source)
-        {
-            if (style is null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(style));
-            }
-
-            if (source is null)
-            {
-                return style;
-            }
-
-            var current = style;
-            foreach (var item in source)
-            {
-                current = current.Combine(item);
-            }
-
-            return current;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/LinkIdentityGenerator.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/LinkIdentityGenerator.cs
index c2d3995..e5d527b 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/LinkIdentityGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/LinkIdentityGenerator.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 namespace Spectre.Console.Internal
 {
@@ -23,9 +24,19 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Internal
             unchecked
             {
                 return Math.Abs(
-                    link.GetHashCode() +
+                    GetLinkHashCode(link) +
                     _random.Next(0, int.MaxValue));
             }
         }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
+        private static int GetLinkHashCode(string link)
+        {
+#if NET5_0
+            return link.GetHashCode(StringComparison.Ordinal);
+#else
+            return link.GetHashCode();
+#endif
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Text/StyleParser.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Text/StyleParser.cs
index 2be1e53..99a138b 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Text/StyleParser.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Internal/Text/StyleParser.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Internal
             error = null;
 
             hex ??= string.Empty;
-            hex = hex.Replace("#", string.Empty).Trim();
+            hex = hex.ReplaceExact("#", string.Empty).Trim();
 
             try
             {
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Segment.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Segment.cs
index c7e045f..45b2277 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Segment.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Rendering/Segment.cs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console.Rendering
                 }
 
                 // Does the segment contain a newline?
-                if (segment.Text.Contains("\n"))
+                if (segment.Text.ContainsExact("\n"))
                 {
                     // Is it a new line?
                     if (segment.Text == "\n")
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj b/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj
index aa72927..4bc9466 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Spectre.Console.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net5.0;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Style.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Style.cs
index ff7a22f..4519d65 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Style.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Style.cs
@@ -180,6 +180,15 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public override int GetHashCode()
         {
+            int? GetLinkHashCode()
+            {
+#if NET5_0
+                return Link?.GetHashCode(StringComparison.Ordinal);
+#else
+                return Link?.GetHashCode();
+#endif
+            }
+
             unchecked
             {
                 var hash = (int)2166136261;
@@ -189,7 +198,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
 
                 if (Link != null)
                 {
-                    hash = (hash * 16777619) ^ Link?.GetHashCode() ?? 0;
+                    hash = (hash * 16777619) ^ GetLinkHashCode() ?? 0;
                 }
 
                 return hash;
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Markup.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Markup.cs
index 836812e..f4405f7 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Markup.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Markup.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using Spectre.Console.Internal;
 using Spectre.Console.Rendering;
 
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
     /// <summary>
     /// A renderable piece of markup text.
     /// </summary>
+    [SuppressMessage("Naming", "CA1724:Type names should not match namespaces")]
     public sealed class Markup : Renderable, IAlignable, IOverflowable
     {
         private readonly Paragraph _paragraph;
diff --git a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Rule.cs b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Rule.cs
index ead2acc..dafe8e9 100644
--- a/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Rule.cs
+++ b/src/Spectre.Console/Widgets/Rule.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace Spectre.Console
 
         private IEnumerable<Segment> GetTitleSegments(RenderContext context, string title, int width)
         {
-            title = title.NormalizeLineEndings().Replace("\n", " ").Trim();
+            title = title.NormalizeLineEndings().ReplaceExact("\n", " ").Trim();
             var markup = new Markup(title, Style);
             return ((IRenderable)markup).Render(context.WithSingleLine(), width);
         }